The focus of the article is the yelling, screaming and clapping they do over the entire song before Blackhawks games at the United Center in Chicago. However, I did mention people yelling "Red Wings" over "rockets' red glare" here in Detroit, and yelling "Stars" in Dallas every time that word comes up in the song.

Of course, despite my effort to the contrary, 'Hawks fans turned it into a Detroit vs. Chicago thing.

My biggest problem is that so many people are unaware that there actually is a law regarding how to act when the National Anthem is played. To paraphrase, you are supposed to stand at attention with your hat off and your hand over your heart until the final note of the song.

A couple Chicago radio stations had me on to discuss the article, so if you want to hear those interviews, I've linked them below.

This one is with Carmen, Jurko and Harry on The Afternoon Saloon on ESPN 1000 on Tuesday afternoon. You have to slide the sound bar to the 32:00 mark for my appearance, though they discuss it in other spots in the podcast.